New Secondary Schools
Three new schools offering state of the art facilities to pupils and staff will open within the next two years, transforming the country's secondary school estate.
Construction work is ongoing and as it progresses members of the community can look forward to the day when they will also benefit from the excellent new facilities on their doorstep including meeting and performance areas and sports facilities. The new schools are being funded through a PPP (Public Private Partnership) and being built by the Clackmannanshire Schools Education Partnership.
The new Alloa Academy, incorporating Fairfield Secondary Special School, is being built on land next to Alloa Family Centre. The new Alva Academy will be sited at Berryfield, next to the school's existing playing fields. While the new Lornshill Academy is being built behind the existing building.
The project will receive an annual contribution of £200,000 from the Scottish Executive' School Estate fund, plus an additional revenue support award of £3.43 million a year.
The Council has injected £16.35 milion into the scheme using capital receipts and contributions
A 1% increase on council tax bills from 2007 will contribute to the project costs along with the amounts currently spent on keeping the secondary schools open (janitors, cleaning etc).
The current Alloa and Alva Academies sites are now for sale, details of which can be found at the bottom of this page.
Video Flythroughs
You can get an idea of the design and location of the new schools by watching our flythrough videos:
Galleries
We'll keep track of construction in a gallery for each school:
Schedule
The latest construction programmes indicate the following timeline:
| School | Site work starts | Foundations work starts | School & artificial pitches available | Grass pitches playable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alloa Academy | 12th March 2007 | April 2007 | 13th October 2008 | August 2009 |
| Alva Academy | 16th April 2007 | June 2007 | 19th December 2008 | August 2009 |
| Lornshill Academy | 2nd April 2007 | July 2007 | 2nd March 2009 | Summer 2011 |
School Sites for Sale
As significant progress is being made on the new secondary school buildings, Clackmannanshire Council has appointed Edinburgh-based property consultants DTZ to sell the Alloa and Alva Academies sites.
These are currently being marketed as prime residential development opportunities. Proceeds from the sale will go towards supporting the Council's new schools initiative. The whole of the Alva site isn't being marketed - in particular the pool and sports centre are excluded from the sale. A proportion of land is also being retained around Claremont Primary School to be used as playing fields.
The sites are being offered for sale separately and individual planning briefs offering guidance to interested parties have been prepared by TPS Planning Consultants in conjunction with the Council's Planning Department.
DTZ has begun its national marketing campaign with a closing date for bids set for 15th May 2008.
Site Information
More information on both sites can be found using the links below:
Company details
You can contact John Brown and Geoff Harbison at DTZ on 0131 222 4564.
DTZ
One Edinburgh Quay
133 Fountainbridge
Edinburgh
Tel: 0131 222 4500
Publications & documents
External Links
Contact information
For further information about this page please contact:
Schools' PPP Project Coordinator, Education & Schools
Lime Tree House, Castle Street, Alloa, FK10 1EX
Tel: 01259 450000
Email: eturnbull2@clacks.gov.uk
Or use the on-line contact form.
Updated: Jun 12 2008 14:45 | Top © Copyright 2000-2008 Clackmannanshire Council. All rights reserved.